Hair fastener



June 27, 1950 GOODMAN 2,513,166

HAIR FASTENER Filed Jan. 20, 1950 IN V EN TOR.

AER/m4 GOODMAN Patented June 27, 1950 HAIR FASTENER Abraham Goodman, Miami Beach, Fla., assignor to Delamere Company, Inc., a corporation of Delaware Application January 20, 1950, Serial No. 139,636

3 Claims.

1 This invention relates to a hair fastener, particularly to a fastener of the barrette type having a body provided with a metallic clasp for use in holding and ornamenting the hair.

Barrettes of that type are in general subject to the objection that the hair is likely to be pinched or caught between the ends'of the clasp and the rear face of the body with consequent discomfort to the wearer, particularly when removing the barrette from the hair, and likelihood of tearing or cutting some of the hairs.

One object of my invention is to overcome that objection by providing a barrette that is constructed to prevent hair from being pinched or caught between the rear face of the body member and the ends of the clasp member.

Another object is to provide novel means for securing the metallic clasp firmly and immovably in place relative to the body member.

A further object is to provide a, barrette of durable construction that is simple and economical to manufacture.

These as well as other objects and advantages of the invention will appear more fully from the following description thereof, reference being had i Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2; and,

Fig. 4 is a, similar view to Fig. 3 showing the clasp and body members assembled before final fastening of the two together.

The body member as a whole is indicated by the reference numeral I0 and may be made of molded plastic, or other suitable material, and of any desired style, size, and shape.

The clasp member II is made of spring metal or other suitable material, preferably in one piece, bent to form an upper arm l2, a catch or keeper I3, and a lower arm II which arm has upwardly and outwardly bent portions I5I5 at its ends. The arm I2 constitutes the spring arm of the clasp, which arm in closed position is engaged in the catch l3 and in open position can spring into the position indicated by the dot and dash lines in Fig. 2. By reason of the construction of the clasp the arm I2 has been found to be more resilient than the corresponding tongue or spring arm of the usual barrette.

Preferably the rear face of the body is provided with a recess I6 to receive the clasp-arm I4, although the recess may be eliminated and the arm mounted directly on the rear face. Molded or formed integral with the body are projectionsor flanges I! that extend along the sides of the arm [4 and that, as originally molded or formed, project upward from the rear face of the body, as seen in Fig. 4. The element Il may each be formed of a single piece extending along the sides of the arm I4, or they may consist of separate pieces spaced apart lengthwise thereof.

In assembling the device, after the clasp is positioned on the body between the members I'I, those elements are bent or rolled down on the edges of the arm I4, as shown in Fig. 3, to fasten the clasp securely in place. The portions I5 of the clasp preferably abut against the ends of the recess I6, as shown in Fig. 2, and thus prevent any relative endwise movement of the clasp and body.

On referring to Fig. 2 of the drawings it will be seen that because of the provision of the upwardly and outwardly bent portions I5-I5 of the clasp, the ends of the upper portion of the clasp are raised above the rear face of the body and project outwardly beyond the extremities of the lower arm to provide spaces into which hair can enter freely without being caught between said projecting ends of the clasp and the rear face of the body.

While I have illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of the invention, it is to be understood that the construction is subject to modifications within the scope of the claims.

What I claim is:

1. A hair fastener of the barrette type comprising a body member, and a clasp member secured to the body member, the clasp member having a lower arm, upwardly and outwardly bent portions at the extremities of the lower arm, and an upper spring arm, the ends of the upper portion of the clasp being raised above the rear face of the body and projecting outwardly beyond the extremities of the lower arm to provide spaces into which hair can enter freely without being caught between the projecting ends of the clasp and the body.

2. A hair fastener of the barrette type comprising a body member, a, clasp member, said clasp member having a lower arm, upwardly and outwardly bent portions at the extremities of the lower arm, and an upper spring arm, the ends of the upper portion of the clasp being raised above the rear face of the body and projecting outwardly beyond the extremities of the lower arm to provide spaces into which hair can enter freely withqut being caught between the projecting ends of the clasp and the body, the'r'ear. face of the body having integral projections along the sides of the lower arm of the clasp and extending over in contact with the side edges of said arm to secure the clasp to the body.

3. A hair fastener of the barrette type, as set forth in claim 2, wherein the rear face of the body member has a, longitudinally extending recess in which the lower arm of the clasp member is seated.

ABRAHAM GOODMAN.

No references cited. 

